203 B-17s are dispatched to hit
the Butzweilerhof (96) and Ostheim (97) Airfields at Cologne; 1 B-17s is lost
and 95 damaged; 2 airmen are KIA, 5 WIA and 9 MIA. Escort is provided by 182 of
191 P-51s; they claim 2-0-0 aircraft without loss.

12 of 12 B-17s fly a screening
mission.

79 of 87 P-47s hit
communications targets in N and C Germany; they claim 1-0-0 aircraft on the
ground.

35 P-51s fly a scouting force
mission.

58 of 60 P-51s make strafing
runs in Germany.

Mission 711:

6
B_17s and 9 B-24s (1 abort) drop leaflets on the Netherlands and Germany during
the night without loss.

366 B-24s are sent to hit the Dpag (178) and Rhenania (171) oil plants at Hamburg; 4 B-24s are lost, 2 damaged beyond repair and 220
damaged; 19 airmen are KIA, 8 WIA and 89 MIA. Escort is 177 P-47s and P-51s;
they claim 5-0-2 aircraft in the air and 2-0-1 on the ground; 1 P-47 and 1 P-51
are lost (pilots MIA).

12 of 12 B-17s fly a screening
mission.

31 of 33 P-51s fly a scouting
mission.

Mission 721:

7
B-17s and 5 B-24s drop leaflets in France, the Netherlands and Germany during
the night.

Acft T/O

Aborts

Over Pri

Over Sec

Over L/R

Bomb Load

Scoring

Losses

33

-

33

-

-

660x250lb GP

Unobserved

1

Group Mission # 193

SATURDAY, 25 NOVEMBER
1944

EUROPEAN THEATER OF
OPERATIONS (ETO)

STRATEGIC OPERATIONS
(Eighth Air Force):

2 missions are flown.

Mission 723:

1,043 bombers and 965 fighters
are dispatched to hit the synthetic oil plant at Merseburg, Germany using H2X
and a marshalling yard; 8 bombers and 6 fighters are lost:

7 B-17s and 6 B-24s drop
leaflets in France, the Netherlands and Germany during the night.

The
36th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), VIII Fighter Command starts daily operations
as a screening force for the bombardment divisions; it is assigned the task of
protecting the Eighth's primary VHF and fighter-to-bomber communications from
interception during assembly; the increase of flak batteries around German
military and industrial installations soon compels the 36th to increase radar
countermeasures on each mission; the 36th remains on this assignment until the
end of war in Europe.

Acft T/O

Aborts

Over Pri

Over Sec

Over L/R

Bomb Load

Scoring

Losses

31

5

26

-

-

260x500lb GP

Unobserved

-

Group Mission # 194

SUNDAY, 26 NOVEMBER 1944

EUROPEAN THEATER OF
OPERATIONS (ETO)

STRATEGIC OPERATIONS
(Eighth Air Force):

2 missions are flown.

Mission 725:

1,137 bombers and 732 fighters are
dispatched to make attacks on rail viaducts, marshalling yards and oil
installations in W Germany; all but 1 attack is with radar; about 550 Luftwaffe
fighters intercept and 34 bombers and 9 fighters are lost; the AAF claims
133-14-42 aircraft:

406 B-17s are sent to hit an oil
refinery at Misburg (243) and a rail viaduct at Altenbekin (118); 19 hit the
secondary, the marshalling yard at Osnabruck; 3 others hit a target of
opportunity; they claim 4-6-7 aircraft; 10 B-17s are lost, 4 damaged beyond repair
and 160 damaged; 4 airmen are KIA, 6 WIA and 93 MIA. Escorting are 292 P-47s
and P-51s; they claim 67-2-11 aircraft; 3 P-51s are lost (pilots MIA) and 2
damaged beyond repair.

350 B-24s are sent to hit the Schidesche rail viaduct at Bielefeld (240) and the Misburg oil refinery (57); targets of opportunity are
Hannover marshalling yard (26) and other (1); they claim 12-5-4 aircraft; 21
B-24s are lost, 3 damaged beyond repair and 53 damaged; 15 airmen are KIA, 6
WIA and 196 MIA. Escorting are 208 P-47s and P-1s; they claim 42-0-18 aircraft;
2 P-47s and 3 P-51s are lost (pilots MIA).

381 B-17s are sent to hit the
marshalling yard at Hamm (266); other marshalling yards hit are at Gutersloh
(37), Bielefeld (36), Herford (24) plus 3 hit other targets; 3 B-17s are lost,
1 damaged beyond repair and 86 damaged; 1 airman is WIA and 27 MIA. Escorting
are 132 of 138 P-51s; they claim 3-0-1 aircraft on the ground; 1 P-51 is lost
(pilot MIA).

8 B-17s and 6 B-24s drop
leaflets on France, the Netherlands and Germany during the night.

Acft T/O

Aborts

Over Pri

Over Sec

Over L/R

Bomb Load

Scoring

Losses

31

2

29

-

-

290x500lb GP

Unobserved

5

Group Mission # 195

MONDAY, 27 NOVEMBER 1944

EUROPEAN THEATER OF
OPERATIONS (ETO)

STRATEGIC OPERATIONS
(Eighth Air Force):

Mission 727:

530 bombers and 770 fighters are
dispatched to make PFF attacks on marshalling yards in Germany and
fighter-bomber strikes on 4 oil centers in N and C Germany; they claim 102-4-12
aircraft; 15 fighters are lost:

460 P-47s and P-51s fly
fighter-bomber missions against oil targets in N and C Germany; about 750
Luftwaffe fighters, the largest sighting to date, attack in the
Magdeburg-Munster-Hannover areas when the Germans mistake the fighters for a
heavy bomber formation; the AAF claims 98-4-11 aircraft in the air and 4-0-1 on
the ground; 2 P-47s and 10 P-51s are lost (pilots MIA).

Acft T/O

Aborts

Over Pri

Over Sec

Over L/R

Bomb Load

Scoring

Losses

20

6

14

-

-

140x500lb IB

Good

-

Group Mission # 196

WEDNESDAY, 29 NOVEMBER
1944

EUROPEAN THEATER OF
OPERATIONS (ETO)

STRATEGIC OPERATIONS
(Eighth Air Force):

2 missions are flown.

Mission 729:

1,077 bombers and 946 fighters
are dispatched to make PFF attacks on viaduct rail targets and oil refineries
in Germany; 1 bomber is lost:

445 B-17s are sent to hit the
oil refinery at Misburg (391); targets of opportunity are Osnabruck (36) and
others (5); 6 B-17s are damaged. Escorting are 419 P-47s and P-51s without
loss.

307 B-24s are sent to hit the Schidesche rail viaduct at Bielefeld (152) and the Altenbekin rail viaduct (144); 2 others hit targets of
opportunity; 1 B-24 is lost and 9 damaged; 10 airmen are
MIA. Escorting are 261 P-47s and P-51s without loss.

12 of 13 B-17s fly a screen
mission and hit a target of opportunity. Escorting are 26 of 32 P-47s without
loss.

31 of 34 P-51s fly a scouting
mission.

Mission 730:

6 B-17s and 7 B-24s drop
leaflets in the Netherlands and Germany during the night.

HQ,
489th Bombardment Group (Heavy) and the 844th, 846th, and 847th Bombardment
Squadrons (Heavy) depart Halesworth, England for the US; this B-24 group will
become a B-29s outfit that is destined for the Pacific.